Vulnerability in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec
CVE-2004-1172
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.818 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.818 · newest: 0.818 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Veritas Backup Exec — versions 8.0, 8.5, 8.6
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm
- www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11974 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907729 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm
- secunia.com/advisories/13495/ (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18506 (vdb-entry)
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-1172?
- CVE-2004-1172 is a vulnerability in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec. Published 2005-01-10.
- Is CVE-2004-1172 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.